2017 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings
2017 rankings as originally published from Ken's records; records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores. A +0.200 adjustment was added to every rating this season.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.095 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +62 | Beat Georgia Tech 38–7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.119 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +61 | Beat South Carolina 34–10 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.142 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +62 | Lost to Auburn 14–26 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.174 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +69 | Beat Minnesota 31–0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0.209 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +57 | Beat West Virginia 59–31 |
| 6 | 2 | 0.228 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +59 | Beat South Florida 49–42 |
| 7 | 5 | 0.242 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +56 | Beat Alabama 26–14 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.272 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +54 | Beat Maryland 66–3 |
| 9 | 2 | 0.344 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +53 | Beat Michigan 31–20 |
| 10 | 0 | 0.352 |  USC |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +52 | BYE |
| 11 | -6 | 0.429 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +56 | Lost to Stanford 20–38 |
| 12 | -6 | 0.462 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 7 | +50 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–24 |
| 13 | 3 | 0.492 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | Beat Washington State 41–14 |
| 14 | 0 | 0.499 |  TCU | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +42 | Beat Baylor 45–22 |
| 15 | 3 | 0.558 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +45 | Beat Notre Dame 38–20 |
| 16 | 1 | 0.597 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 7 | +43 | Beat East Carolina 70–13 |
| 17 | -4 | 0.650 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) |  MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +42 | Lost to Fresno State 17–28 |
| 18 | 5 | 0.733 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +38 | Beat Western Michigan 37–10 |
| 19 | 1 | 0.761 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +43 | Beat Rutgers 40–7 |
| 20 | 2 | 0.779 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +39 | Beat New Mexico 35–10 |
| 21 | 0 | 0.781 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) |  USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +36 | Beat Charlotte 31–12 |
| 22 | -7 | 0.858 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +36 | Lost to Washington 14–41 |
| 23 | 4 | 0.957 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +31 | Beat Kansas 58–17 |
| 24 | 4 | 0.997 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +34 | Beat Virginia 10–0 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.025 |  LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +36 | Beat Texas A&M 45–21 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.028 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +29 | Beat Rice 30–14 |
| 27 | 5 | 1.092 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +31 | Beat Boise State 28–17 |
| 28 | 3 | 1.119 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +34 | Beat Illinois 42–7 |
| 29 | 4 | 1.131 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +26 | Beat Texas State 62–9 |
| 30 | -11 | 1.138 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +31 | Lost to Ole Miss 28–31 |
| 31 | -6 | 1.299 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +23 | Lost to UCF 42–49 |
| 32 | 2 | 1.355 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +26 | Beat North Carolina 33–21 |
| 33 | 8 | 1.431 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +30 | Beat Nebraska 56–14 |
| 34 | -10 | 1.436 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +30 | Lost to Ohio State 20–31 |
| 35 | -5 | 1.503 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +26 | Lost to Clemson 10–34 |
| 36 | 8 | 1.541 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +26 | Beat Syracuse 42–14 |
| 37 | 9 | 1.645 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +18 | Beat Kentucky 44–17 |
| 38 | 12 | 1.689 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +22 | Beat Arizona 42–30 |
| 39 | -2 | 1.695 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 40 | -4 | 1.827 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +18 | Lost to Duke 23–31 |
| 41 | -6 | 1.848 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +14 | Lost to Central Michigan 24–31 |
| 42 | -3 | 1.921 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +12 | Lost to Kansas State 19–20 |
| 43 | 8 | 1.935 |  SMU | IND AAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +18 | Beat Tulane 41–38 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.004 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to Buffalo 24–31 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.035 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +11 | Beat Oregon State 69–10 |
| 46 | 9 | 2.046 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 43 | +15 | Beat Navy 24–14 |
| 47 | 6 | 2.084 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +5 | Beat Marshall 28–27 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.087 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +10 | Beat Northern Illinois 31–24 |
| 49 | -9 | 2.115 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +14 | Lost to LSU 21–45 |
| 50 | -7 | 2.128 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 31–59 |
| 51 | 6 | 2.234 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 32 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 67–50 |
| 52 | -10 | 2.245 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND AAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 64 | +18 | Lost to Houston 14–24 |
| 53 | -8 | 2.257 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +15 | Lost to Louisville 17–44 |
| 54 | 5 | 2.398 |  UAB | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | -2 | Beat UTEP 28–7 |
| 55 | -8 | 2.413 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +9 | Lost to Southern Miss 27–28 |
| 56 | 4 | 2.428 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +8 | Beat Kent State 24–14 |
| 57 | 5 | 2.433 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +15 | Beat California 30–27 |
| 58 | 3 | 2.478 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 43 | +10 | Beat Western Kentucky 41–17 |
| 59 | -11 | 2.502 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +4 | Lost to Arizona State 30–42 |
| 60 | 9 | 2.528 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +4 | Beat Iowa State 20–19 |
| 61 | 6 | 2.659 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | +5 | Beat Arkansas 48–45 |
| 62 | 8 | 2.674 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 43 | 0 | Beat Georgia State 31–10 |
| 63 | 3 | 2.754 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +7 | Beat Indiana 31–24 |
| 64 | 9 | 2.774 |  Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +4 | Beat Colorado 34–13 |
| 65 | -13 | 2.800 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +3 | Lost to Texas Tech 23–27 |
| 66 | -17 | 2.817 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | -1 | Lost to San José State 17–20 |
| 67 | 7 | 2.854 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +1 | Beat Texas 27–23 |
| 68 | 3 | 3.029 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 47 | -5 | BYE |
| 69 | -11 | 3.093 |  Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +7 | Lost to App State 10–31 |
| 70 | -7 | 3.145 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | Lost to Toledo 10–37 |
| 71 | 4 | 3.155 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 31–28 |
| 72 | 8 | 3.217 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | +5 | Beat Florida 38–22 |
| 73 | 9 | 3.287 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -5 | Beat UTSA 20–6 |
| 74 | 10 | 3.313 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -1 | Beat Wake Forest 31–23 |
| 75 | -7 | 3.422 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–10 |
| 76 | -11 | 3.463 |  UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 64 | -10 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–20 |
| 77 | -13 | 3.495 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | +1 | Lost to Georgia 7–38 |
| 78 | 8 | 3.655 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | Beat Tulsa 43–22 |
| 79 | 9 | 3.659 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -9 | Beat Ohio 31–24 |
| 80 | -8 | 3.741 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -8 | Lost to Air Force 35–38 |
| 81 | 12 | 3.911 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -13 | Beat Old Dominion 41–10 |
| 82 | -6 | 4.045 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -6 | Lost to SMU 38–41 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.111 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -11 | Lost to UCLA 27–30 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.130 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 66 | -21 | Lost to Florida International 17–41 |
| 85 | 15 | 4.142 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -6 | Beat Tennessee 42–24 |
| 86 | -8 | 4.205 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 97 | -4 | Lost to Florida State 22–38 |
| 87 | 11 | 4.241 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -10 | Beat Utah State 38–35 |
| 88 | -9 | 4.326 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -11 | Lost to Purdue 24–31 |
| 89 | -4 | 4.333 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -10 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–31 |
| 90 | 9 | 4.427 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -14 | Beat Bowling Green 34–31 |
| 91 | -8 | 4.435 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -14 | Lost to Utah 13–34 |
| 92 | 10 | 4.437 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -12 | Beat Miami 24–14 |
| 93 | 10 | 4.622 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | -18 | Beat Idaho 17–10 |
| 94 | 0 | 4.654 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -10 | Lost to Boston College 14–42 |
| 95 | -8 | 4.714 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -6 | Lost to Penn State 3–66 |
| 96 | -7 | 4.732 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -9 | Lost to Iowa 14–56 |
| 97 | -5 | 4.768 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -13 | Lost to Missouri 45–48 |
| 98 | -8 | 4.779 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 81 | -26 | Lost to Georgia Southern 24–34 |
| 99 | 6 | 4.806 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -24 | Beat Ball State 28–7 |
| 100 | -9 | 4.824 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -22 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–41 |
| 101 | -6 | 5.018 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 85 | -15 | Lost to Nevada 16–23 |
| 102 | -5 | 5.040 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 97 | -13 | Lost to Arkansas State 50–67 |
| 103 | -7 | 5.062 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -16 | Lost to Vanderbilt 24–42 |
| 104 | 0 | 5.410 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 97 | -22 | BYE |
| 105 | -4 | 5.466 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -23 | Lost to Michigan State 7–40 |
| 106 | 2 | 5.615 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 101 | -23 | Beat UConn 22–21 |
| 107 | -1 | 5.630 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 97 | -34 | BYE |
| 108 | 7 | 5.799 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 110 | -18 | Beat UNLV 23–16 |
| 109 | 5 | 6.001 |  BYU | IND FBSI | 4–9 | 0.308 | 108 | -31 | Beat Hawai'i 30–20 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.004 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 110 | -30 | Lost to NC State 21–33 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.253 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 110 | -35 | Lost to San Diego State 10–35 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.325 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 110 | -17 | Lost to Memphis 13–70 |
| 113 | -3 | 6.336 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND AAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 110 | -33 | Lost to Cincinnati 21–22 |
| 114 | -2 | 6.493 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 109 | -37 | Lost to New Mexico State 10–17 |
| 115 | -2 | 6.688 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -37 | Lost to Temple 22–43 |
| 116 | 0 | 6.789 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 110 | -46 | Lost to BYU 20–30 |
| 117 | 1 | 6.979 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -33 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 31–34 |
| 118 | 1 | 7.064 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -44 | Lost to Akron 14–24 |
| 119 | -2 | 7.080 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -40 | Lost to Northwestern 7–42 |
| 120 | 7 | 7.132 |  Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 116 | -26 | Beat Louisiana 34–24 |
| 121 | 1 | 7.419 |  Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 116 | -35 | BYE |
| 122 | -2 | 7.449 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -49 | Lost to Miami (OH) 7–28 |
| 123 | -2 | 7.541 |  Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 118 | -47 | Lost to Troy 9–62 |
| 124 | 0 | 7.764 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 125 | -43 | Lost to TCU 22–45 |
| 125 | -2 | 7.798 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 125 | -51 | Lost to Oregon 10–69 |
| 126 | 0 | 7.803 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 125 | -50 | Lost to North Texas 14–30 |
| 127 | -2 | 7.814 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 125 | -52 | Lost to Oklahoma State 17–58 |
| 128 | 1 | 7.914 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 2–11 | 0.154 | 124 | -57 | Beat Wyoming 20–17 |
| 129 | -1 | 7.995 |  Charlotte (CHARLOTTE) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 125 | -43 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 12–31 |
| 130 | 0 | 8.727 |  UTEP | USA | 0–12 | 0.000 | 130 | -60 | Lost to UAB 7–28 |